"The roads in Towns County are treacherous and travel is all but impossible at this time," The Towns County Sheriff's office said in a statement, urging drivers to stay off the roads. "Every road is icy. There have already been multiple wrecks all over the county, on side roads, on main highways, in low spots and high spots. This ice is especially dangerous because it looks just like wet pavement from rain, until you hit it."

"Four-wheel drive is not helpful in this situation," the Sheriff's office continued. "We have four-wheel drive vehicles involved in wrecks already." About a dozen accidents were been reported before noon, and conditions were only expected to worsen.